See micro on Wiktionary
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"2016 June 8, Atracción 360, “¿Por qué les llamamos “Micros”?”, in Diego Pérez:", "text": "Micros, peseras, camiones, colectivos, a lo largo de la historia el transporte público de México ha adquirido diversos nombres, pero ¿de dónde provienen?", "type": "quote" } ], "glosses": [ "minibus" ], "id": "en-micro-es-noun-GWEQj4bI", "links": [ [ "minibus", "minibus" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(Mexico) minibus" ], "synonyms": [ { "word": "microbús" }, { "word": "minibús" }, { "word": "pesero" }, { "word": "combi" } ], "tags": [ "Mexico", "masculine" ] }, { "categories": [ { "kind": "other", "name": "Argentine Spanish", "parents": [], "source": "w" } ], "examples": [ { "ref": "2022 March 4, “Encarcelan a hombre que empujó a mujer de un micro en movimiento”, in Correo del Sur:", "text": "De acuerdo con la información que recogió CORREO DEL SUR, la noche del 24 de febrero el chofer de un micro se estaba recogiendo en su vehículo con su pareja por la zona de Lajastambo, donde, aparentemente, la mujer se cayó; por lo menos, eso es lo que dijo el hombre a las autoridades.", "type": "quote" }, { "ref": "2022 February 27, “Dos mujeres heridas tras el vuelco de un micro en la autopista a Santa Fe”, in El Ciudadano:", "text": "Dos mujeres resultaron heridas este domingo tras el vuelco de un micro en la autopista Rosario-Santa Fe.", "type": "quote" }, { "ref": "2022 March 2, “Una mujer está grave al ser atropellada por un micro en Godoy Cruz”, in Mendoza Post:", "type": "quote" } ], "glosses": [ "public bus" ], "id": "en-micro-es-noun-2kAOxDUJ", "links": [ [ "bus", "bus" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(Argentina) public bus" ], "synonyms": [ { "word": "ómnibus" }, { "word": "colectivo" } ], "tags": [ "Argentina", "masculine" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/ˈmikɾo/" }, { "ipa": "[ˈmi.kɾo]" }, { "rhymes": "-ikɾo" } ], "word": "micro" } { "etymology_number": 1, "etymology_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "es", "2": "microbús" }, "expansion": "Clipping of microbús", "name": "clipping" } ], "etymology_text": "Clipping of microbús.", "forms": [ { "form": "micros", "tags": [ "plural" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "f" }, "expansion": "micro f (plural micros)", "name": "es-noun" } ], "hyphenation": [ "mi‧cro" ], "lang": "Spanish", "lang_code": "es", "pos": "noun", "senses": [ { "categories": [ { "kind": "other", "name": "Chilean Spanish", "parents": [], "source": "w" } ], "examples": [ { "ref": "2022 January 12, Carlos Pizarro, “Accidente entre una micro y vehículo dejó a dos heridos de gravedad en Ñuñoa”, in Agricultura, archived from the original on 2022-03-05:", "text": "La coalición fue en las calles Rodrigo de Araya y Exequiel Fernández de la mencionada comuna de la región Metropolitana, donde una micro de la RED metropolitana de Movilidad (exTransantiago) no respetó la luz roja del semáforo, lo que provocó que impactará contra el auto del chofer de Uber.", "type": "quote" }, { "ref": "2022 January 12, “Conductor de Uber internado de gravedad tras ser chocado por una micro”, in 24 Horas:", "text": "La colisión, ocurrida en Rodrigo de Araya con Exequiel Fernández, se produjo porque la micro se habría saltado un semáforo en rojo, impactando al vehículo menor.", "type": "quote" }, { "ref": "2022 February 22, “Hombre muere tras ser baleado al interior de una micro en Puente Alto”, in T13:", "text": "Durante la mañana de este sábado un hombre murió tras ser baleado al interior de una micro en la comuna de Puente Alto.", "type": "quote" } ], "glosses": [ "public bus" ], "id": "en-micro-es-noun-2kAOxDUJ1", "links": [ [ "bus", "bus" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(Chile) public bus" ], "tags": [ "Chile", "feminine" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/ˈmikɾo/" }, { "ipa": "[ˈmi.kɾo]" }, { "rhymes": "-ikɾo" } ], "word": "micro" } { "etymology_number": 2, "etymology_text": "Short for microondas.", "forms": [ { "form": "micros", "tags": [ "plural" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "m" }, "expansion": "micro m (plural micros)", "name": "es-noun" } 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40:", "text": "Y es que no todos los días te cae del cielo un micro de tu cantante favorita.", "type": "quote" }, { "ref": "2022 February 22, M. C. P., “Un micro abierto deja al descubierto la visita al baño de un invitado de 'La noche en 24 horas'”, in ABC:", "text": "Anoche, la víctima fue el espacio televisivo 'La Noche en 24 horas' (TVE), de Xabier Fortes, que tuvo que hacer frente al incómodo momento en el que un micro abierto captaba lo que parecía ser el grifo del baño y una voz.", "type": "quote" }, { "ref": "2022 February 24, “Un micro abierto en Sálvame desvela la situación de Paz Padilla con el programa”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):", "text": "Era entonces cuando el micrófono abierto de Lydia hacía el resto encendiendo una mecha que sigue vigente hoy en incontables medios digitales. Lozano aseguraba a uno de sus compañeros sin saber que su micro estaba abierto: \"No se sabe nada. 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"Rhymes:Spanish/ikɾo", "Rhymes:Spanish/ikɾo/2 syllables", "Spanish 2-syllable words", "Spanish clippings", "Spanish countable nouns", "Spanish entries with incorrect language header", "Spanish feminine nouns", "Spanish lemmas", "Spanish masculine nouns", "Spanish nouns", "Spanish nouns with irregular gender", "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation" ], "etymology_number": 1, "etymology_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "es", "2": "microbús" }, "expansion": "Clipping of microbús", "name": "clipping" } ], "etymology_text": "Clipping of microbús.", "forms": [ { "form": "micros", "tags": [ "plural" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "m" }, "expansion": "micro m (plural micros)", "name": "es-noun" } ], "hyphenation": [ "mi‧cro" ], "lang": "Spanish", "lang_code": "es", "pos": "noun", "senses": [ { "categories": [ "Mexican Spanish", "Requests for translations of Spanish quotations", "Spanish terms with quotations" ], "examples": [ { "ref": "2016 June 8, Atracción 360, “¿Por qué les llamamos “Micros”?”, in Diego Pérez:", "text": "Micros, peseras, camiones, colectivos, a lo largo de la historia el transporte público de México ha adquirido diversos nombres, pero ¿de dónde provienen?", "type": "quote" } ], "glosses": [ "minibus" ], "links": [ [ "minibus", "minibus" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(Mexico) minibus" ], "synonyms": [ { "word": "microbús" }, { "word": "minibús" }, { "word": "pesero" }, { "word": "combi" } ], "tags": [ "Mexico", "masculine" ] }, { "categories": [ "Argentine Spanish", "Requests for translations of Spanish quotations", "Spanish terms with quotations" ], "examples": [ { "ref": "2022 March 4, “Encarcelan a hombre que empujó a mujer de un micro en movimiento”, in Correo del Sur:", "text": "De acuerdo con la información que recogió CORREO DEL SUR, la noche del 24 de febrero el chofer de un micro se estaba recogiendo en su vehículo con su pareja por la zona de Lajastambo, donde, aparentemente, la mujer se cayó; por lo menos, eso es lo que dijo el hombre a las autoridades.", "type": "quote" }, { "ref": "2022 February 27, “Dos mujeres heridas tras el vuelco de un micro en la autopista a Santa Fe”, in El Ciudadano:", "text": "Dos mujeres resultaron heridas este domingo tras el vuelco de un micro en la autopista Rosario-Santa Fe.", "type": "quote" }, { "ref": "2022 March 2, “Una mujer está grave al ser atropellada por un micro en Godoy Cruz”, in Mendoza Post:", "type": "quote" } ], "glosses": [ "public bus" ], "links": [ [ "bus", "bus" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(Argentina) public bus" ], "synonyms": [ { "word": "ómnibus" }, { "word": "colectivo" } ], "tags": [ "Argentina", "masculine" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/ˈmikɾo/" }, { "ipa": "[ˈmi.kɾo]" }, { "rhymes": "-ikɾo" } ], "word": "micro" } { "categories": [ "Pages with 3 entries", "Pages with entries", "Rhymes:Spanish/ikɾo", "Rhymes:Spanish/ikɾo/2 syllables", "Spanish 2-syllable words", "Spanish clippings", "Spanish countable nouns", "Spanish entries with incorrect language header", 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Exequiel Fernández de la mencionada comuna de la región Metropolitana, donde una micro de la RED metropolitana de Movilidad (exTransantiago) no respetó la luz roja del semáforo, lo que provocó que impactará contra el auto del chofer de Uber.", "type": "quote" }, { "ref": "2022 January 12, “Conductor de Uber internado de gravedad tras ser chocado por una micro”, in 24 Horas:", "text": "La colisión, ocurrida en Rodrigo de Araya con Exequiel Fernández, se produjo porque la micro se habría saltado un semáforo en rojo, impactando al vehículo menor.", "type": "quote" }, { "ref": "2022 February 22, “Hombre muere tras ser baleado al interior de una micro en Puente Alto”, in T13:", "text": "Durante la mañana de este sábado un hombre murió tras ser baleado al interior de una micro en la comuna de Puente Alto.", "type": "quote" } ], "glosses": [ "public bus" ], "links": [ [ "bus", "bus" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(Chile) public bus" ], "tags": [ "Chile", "feminine" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": 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C. P., “Un micro abierto deja al descubierto la visita al baño de un invitado de 'La noche en 24 horas'”, in ABC:", "text": "Anoche, la víctima fue el espacio televisivo 'La Noche en 24 horas' (TVE), de Xabier Fortes, que tuvo que hacer frente al incómodo momento en el que un micro abierto captaba lo que parecía ser el grifo del baño y una voz.", "type": "quote" }, { "ref": "2022 February 24, “Un micro abierto en Sálvame desvela la situación de Paz Padilla con el programa”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):", "text": "Era entonces cuando el micrófono abierto de Lydia hacía el resto encendiendo una mecha que sigue vigente hoy en incontables medios digitales. Lozano aseguraba a uno de sus compañeros sin saber que su micro estaba abierto: \"No se sabe nada. Ni que sí ni que no\".", "type": "quote" } ], "glosses": [ "mic, microphone" ], "links": [ [ "mic", "mic" ], [ "microphone", "microphone" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(Spain) mic, microphone" ], "tags": [ "Spain", "masculine" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/ˈmikɾo/" }, { "ipa": "[ˈmi.kɾo]" }, { "rhymes": "-ikɾo" } ], "word": "micro" }
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